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it seems to me that the texas experience than sort of disastrous for the dominant party in texas and kind of a debacle for the state at least from a good government standpoint. what are the lessons that you would draw from the texas -- on going texas litigation and political redistricting experience for other states which are not exactly like texas, but have some of the same issues in the future including in playing out of this redistricting process in the next few years? >> i mean, there's one very easy lesson to draw and i think that is that many of the legal constraints operate primarily to prevent the most grotesque form of overreaching. that is i think that if texas had not overreached quite as much as they had, they would have gotten preclearance either from the department of justice or from the ddc or if not from the ddc from the supreme court. i think, you know, the numbers nina put up showed that texas -- what was it, 80% or 70% of the overall population growth is attributable to a growth in the latino population. they drew fewer latino opportunities the next time around. so
it seems to me that the texas experience than sort of disastrous for the dominant party in texas and kind of a debacle for the state at least from a good government standpoint. what are the lessons that you would draw from the texas -- on going texas litigation and political redistricting experience for other states which are not exactly like texas, but have some of the same issues in the future including in playing out of this redistricting process in the next few years? >> i mean,...
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big west texas is 23. the love of my life and the subject of litigation, overpopulated by over 150,000. district 20, over by 13,000. 28, out of loredo, 153,000. then corpus christi to brownsville, texas. overpopulated by 43,000. if you add up the overpopulation of these existing latino majority districts, you get three quarters of a distr chall districters who did not want to increase the number of latino opportunity districts. so here is the seventh district and the one we proposed which runs from san antonio to east austin. this was the idea that the leadership thought was a good idea. they incorporated a versus of it in the congressional map that the state passed. this was opposed vigorously by the democratic leadership. it goes in and gets latinos out of the district of a current angelo congressional incumbent. alex, where did you go? what is his name? lloyd doggett. lloyd was not included in this district, but was planning to move in and run and did not want to run in a latino majority district and fa
big west texas is 23. the love of my life and the subject of litigation, overpopulated by over 150,000. district 20, over by 13,000. 28, out of loredo, 153,000. then corpus christi to brownsville, texas. overpopulated by 43,000. if you add up the overpopulation of these existing latino majority districts, you get three quarters of a distr chall districters who did not want to increase the number of latino opportunity districts. so here is the seventh district and the one we proposed which runs...
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i think it's, you know, with respect to texas voting rights and texas litigation it's really the whole story why we need section 5. i mean, you know, gets a little complicated can timing sometimes. but since texas became covered in 1975, it's had one or more e redistributing plans and it's part of the rules to prevent discrimination. i don't think there's a majority on the supreme court to take that away from us because it's been so vital and so important. and we have a 2006 decision which found the marks of intentional discrimination in the last round of redistributing. we have a good case this time on intentional discrimination as well. so i'm not the doom and gloom person on section 5 that you'll hear a lot of people. i mean, i walked out of the mud argument quite sure we wouldn't have the constitutionality taken away from us. i continue to believe that, that the supreme court is not going to take the statute away from us. have things become murky when you get in the situation when you have impending primaries, the need for a local court to draw and no preclearance? yes, more murky.
i think it's, you know, with respect to texas voting rights and texas litigation it's really the whole story why we need section 5. i mean, you know, gets a little complicated can timing sometimes. but since texas became covered in 1975, it's had one or more e redistributing plans and it's part of the rules to prevent discrimination. i don't think there's a majority on the supreme court to take that away from us because it's been so vital and so important. and we have a 2006 decision which...
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pap smears from planned parenthood, texas effectively cut off hundreds of thousands of texas women from these services altogether. state senator wendy davis, the target of this seemingly random if not plain crazy firebombing yesterday is one of the many texans who has protested the shutdown this month. they got a bus, the women's health express, you can see that there. they traveled around from rally to rally, making their presence and their opposition clear. at one rally, senator davis talked about being a single teenage mom, having been a single teenage mom, and having had to rely completely on planned parenthood and its subsidized and free health care in an earlier part of her life. >> i, like so many poor women, relied on that as my absolutely only source of health care. >> there's no reason to believe that senator davis' vocal opposition to governor perry's agenda had anything at all to do with the very scary attack on her office yesterday. but since the attack, she has taken care to appear in public, to show she's not afraid, to reaffirm her commitment to being front and center on
pap smears from planned parenthood, texas effectively cut off hundreds of thousands of texas women from these services altogether. state senator wendy davis, the target of this seemingly random if not plain crazy firebombing yesterday is one of the many texans who has protested the shutdown this month. they got a bus, the women's health express, you can see that there. they traveled around from rally to rally, making their presence and their opposition clear. at one rally, senator davis talked...
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texas plan. opting to go to federal district court thinking that barack obama's justice department would not view the texas redistricting plan kindly or favorably given the objections raised from the beginning. that was correct. the justice department has a number of serious objections to the plan. i think in important respects, the texas dispute is a mirror image of the battles of the last decade only with the republican and democratic roles reversed. that is georgia and ashcroft. pam spoke about that this morning. you saw the democratic attorney general thinking that george bushes justice department would not think kindly of the plan. i don't want to explore the statutory questions in the case. one of the things that is clear about the case is that the department of justice's position in that case mapped on the interests of the republican party and just as certain had there been democrats in control of the time, they would have approved the plan readily. what i think both of the cases standing
texas plan. opting to go to federal district court thinking that barack obama's justice department would not view the texas redistricting plan kindly or favorably given the objections raised from the beginning. that was correct. the justice department has a number of serious objections to the plan. i think in important respects, the texas dispute is a mirror image of the battles of the last decade only with the republican and democratic roles reversed. that is georgia and ashcroft. pam spoke...
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five years texas drafts a new water plan. the 2012 plan reflects climate scientists forecast that drought is expected to increase in general worldwide because of the increase in temperatures. and makes recommendations for water conservation and reservoir building projects. turning policy into action however, remains a problem, according to andrew sansom, director of the river systems institute at texas state university. >> we have up until recently affirmatively denied in state policy that climate change is even a possibility. that is changing. the current draft of the water plan acknowledges that the climate may be changing and so i think there is a growing recognition that the drought of the '50s may not be as bad as it can ultimately get. in terms of preparing for a really serious drought we are behind the eight ball. >> sreenivasan: sansom says a combination of antiquated laws governing water rights and changing demographics are making the water problems worse. >> we have already given permission for more water to be with
five years texas drafts a new water plan. the 2012 plan reflects climate scientists forecast that drought is expected to increase in general worldwide because of the increase in temperatures. and makes recommendations for water conservation and reservoir building projects. turning policy into action however, remains a problem, according to andrew sansom, director of the river systems institute at texas state university. >> we have up until recently affirmatively denied in state policy...
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we went to texas city to investigate further. bp officials gave us a tour of the refinery, but they declined our request for an interview. they referred us to their own report on the explosion, which concluded... but when we spoke to the chief government official who has been investigating the explosion, she told us that's not true. >> the problems that existed at bp texas city were neither momentary nor superficial. they ran deep through that operation of a risk denial and a risk blindness that was not being addressed anywhere in the organization. carolyn merritt, appointed by president bush to chair of the u.s. chemical safety board, has led an 18-month investigation into what happened at texas city. >> these things do not have to happen. they are preventable. they are predictable, and people do not have to die because they're earning a living. >> you think this accident could have been easily prevented? >> absolutely. >> merritt's investigators found problems at texas city just about everywhere they looked: antiquated equipmen
we went to texas city to investigate further. bp officials gave us a tour of the refinery, but they declined our request for an interview. they referred us to their own report on the explosion, which concluded... but when we spoke to the chief government official who has been investigating the explosion, she told us that's not true. >> the problems that existed at bp texas city were neither momentary nor superficial. they ran deep through that operation of a risk denial and a risk...
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mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ >>> yesterday afternoon, in ft. worth, texas, somebody threw a bag filled with six molotov cocktails against the office door of a democratic state senator. senator wendy davis was not at her office at the time of the attack, but two of her staffers were. one of the staffers reportedly jumped over the waste-high flames, ran to the break room, got a fire extinguisher, and put out the blaze. there was some damage to the building, as you can see here, but thankfully, nobody was injured. senator davis was kept on lockdown by law enforcement for four hours at her law office, as a precaution
mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ >>> yesterday afternoon, in ft. worth, texas, somebody threw a...
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>> you know looking just at texas, the texas a.g. sort of bragged about the fact that there had been 50 cases of election fraud of any kind, including some that didn't have anything to do with voter i.d., 50 cases over the past decade. compare that to the fact that of the rolls today in texas nearly 800,000 eligible registered voters don't have the i.d. so would be knocked out of their ability to vote, so 50 cases of fraud over a decade and for that you're going to kick 800 people out of democracy in your state? that's crazy. >> multiply that by the gas that they're going to use to get that i.d. to prevent that from happening. this is never open as long as there are alec or groups trying to stay in office against the democratic tide of reality. how are the voter restrictions going to play out in virginia. >> in virginia, another former jim crow state that has to go to the department of justice before it restricts its voting rights in the state. unfortunately, or fortunately if it stays and virginia law is not quite as onerous, you ar
>> you know looking just at texas, the texas a.g. sort of bragged about the fact that there had been 50 cases of election fraud of any kind, including some that didn't have anything to do with voter i.d., 50 cases over the past decade. compare that to the fact that of the rolls today in texas nearly 800,000 eligible registered voters don't have the i.d. so would be knocked out of their ability to vote, so 50 cases of fraud over a decade and for that you're going to kick 800 people out of...
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tell me about this case, out of texas. what it is about and why you think the supreme court agreed to hear the case. >> the case is a lawsuit by a two white women who were not admitted to the university of texas. they sued claiming the university was considering a race as one of the factors for admission. and that the consideration of race was not tailored to survive constitutional scrutiny. the women went to others universities and are going to graduate this semester. in some ways the case is moot because they have already achieved their educational success. the only thing they could possibly get might be damages for the fact they had to bring this lawsuit. in terms of forward-looking injunctions, this seems like an odd case for the supreme court. tavis: the second question, why do you think they agreed to hear the case? >> that is a question that, you are as competent to come up with an answer as i am. part of what you need to know is that they need four votes to take a case. there are clearly four votes against affirmat
tell me about this case, out of texas. what it is about and why you think the supreme court agreed to hear the case. >> the case is a lawsuit by a two white women who were not admitted to the university of texas. they sued claiming the university was considering a race as one of the factors for admission. and that the consideration of race was not tailored to survive constitutional scrutiny. the women went to others universities and are going to graduate this semester. in some ways the...
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we intend to fight. >> the texas case, texas almost made it easy, you can argue id isn't about race, even though it has a disproportionate racial impact you can make that same argument about the poll tax. texas decided the voter id that would count includes your license to carry a gun, but not your student id. >> but your gun id. in georgia you can use from certain state universities, not from certain historic black colleges. i mean they have not been very subtle about it i think our job was to make it public and the justice department's job is right, they have to pre-clear where there is a disproportionate impact on are no -- minority voters. it's ironic we would celebrate dr. king and then undermine what he was for. one of which was voter rights. >> reverend al sharpton, not only do i enjoy your show but happy to see your recent success. you have been banging lately. >> i hope to grow up to be like you. >> that is backwards. watch politics nations weeknights at 6:00 and you should it's good and good for you. >> lots of stuff happened today. some of that stuff and some more from ton
we intend to fight. >> the texas case, texas almost made it easy, you can argue id isn't about race, even though it has a disproportionate racial impact you can make that same argument about the poll tax. texas decided the voter id that would count includes your license to carry a gun, but not your student id. >> but your gun id. in georgia you can use from certain state universities, not from certain historic black colleges. i mean they have not been very subtle about it i think...
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texas live music. and mostly also to honor the spirit of texans. and so that folks who are texas ex-pats and people who originally from texas can come here and really feel at home. >> reporter: yeah, and you all have achieved that i think. i mean once you walk in here, you feel like you're in texas. you really do. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: talk a little bit about this right here. this is one of the things that i know you're very proud about being an honorary texan. >> i am really thrilled. my partner and i were both made honorary texans by governor perry this year when we opened up the restaurant just about one year ago in march. and it means a lot to us and to be part of this texas community and to really be celebrated in that way -- it mean a lot because it creates the sense of being roots -- of having roots in the community. >> reporter: right. >> and we're really passionate about honoring texas. >> reporter: it is a big day for texans everywhere but for you all, you're celebrating the one
texas live music. and mostly also to honor the spirit of texans. and so that folks who are texas ex-pats and people who originally from texas can come here and really feel at home. >> reporter: yeah, and you all have achieved that i think. i mean once you walk in here, you feel like you're in texas. you really do. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: talk a little bit about this right here. this is one of the things that i know you're very proud about being an honorary texan....
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be blocked from voting by texas' new law. a recent steady found people who do have the new i.d. you have to show to vote in texas, nearly one in five of those legal voters might be blocked from voting, too, because their address on their voter registration didn't match their address on their i.d. that would mean potentially millions of people would be blocked from voting in texas. but in terms of who does and who don't have this new documentation texas wants you to show in order to vote, texas shows that hispanic texans were much more likely than non-hispanic texans to not have the new i.d. a supposedly free i.d. for votes would in fact cost a minimum of 22 bucks in order to purchase the documentation to get said i.d., a $22 poll tax to vote in texas for some people. texas republicans considered making the whole process of getting the i.d. free and get rid of the poll tax problem. texas republicans considered making it free and then they deliberately decided not to. they deliberately said no. so then the justice department co
be blocked from voting by texas' new law. a recent steady found people who do have the new i.d. you have to show to vote in texas, nearly one in five of those legal voters might be blocked from voting, too, because their address on their voter registration didn't match their address on their i.d. that would mean potentially millions of people would be blocked from voting in texas. but in terms of who does and who don't have this new documentation texas wants you to show in order to vote, texas...
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we intend to fight. >> the texas case, texas almost made it easy, you can argue id isn't about race, even though it has a disproportionate racial impact you can make that same argument about the poll tax. texas decided the voter id that would count includes your license to carry a gun, but not your student id. >> but your gun id. in georgia you can use from certain state universities, not from certain historic black colleges. i mean they have not been very subtle about it i think our job was to make it public and the justice department's job is right, they have to pre-clear where there is a disproportionate impact on are no -- minority voters. it's ironic we would celebrate dr. king and then undermine what he was for. one of which was voter rights. >> reverend al sharpton, not only do i enjoy your show but happy to see your recent success. you have been banging lately. >> i hope to grow up to be like you. >> that is backwards. watch politics nations weeknights at 6:00 and you should it's good and good for you. some of that stuff and some more from tonight's results, all ahead. >>> on
we intend to fight. >> the texas case, texas almost made it easy, you can argue id isn't about race, even though it has a disproportionate racial impact you can make that same argument about the poll tax. texas decided the voter id that would count includes your license to carry a gun, but not your student id. >> but your gun id. in georgia you can use from certain state universities, not from certain historic black colleges. i mean they have not been very subtle about it i think...
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the gentleman from texas. the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from texas yields back. all time having been yielded back, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. . it is now in order to consider amendment number 5 printed in house report 112-409. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? mr. ellison: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in house report 112-409 offered by mr. ellison of minnesota. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. ellison, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. ellison: thank you, mr. chair. mr. chair, this amendment is very simple. we brought this up in the committee. i'd like the whole
the gentleman from texas. the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from texas yields back. all time having been yielded back, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. . it is now in order to consider amendment number 5 printed in house report 112-409. for what purpose does the gentleman...
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the gentleman from texas texas. mr. hensarling: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the jell is recognized for five minutes. mr. hensarling: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman, again, the people of america care about jobs, they care about economic growth. although we've had some recent improvement in our monthly unemployment figure, when we add in those who are working part time who would prefer to be working full time and add in those who have frankly just given up and left the labor force, we know that the true unemployment rate in america is closer to 15.3%. and we know that the job engine of america is small business. every big business had to start as a small business. i respect the gentleman's contribution to the bill. it is about line drawing. i understand that. i respect his opinion. i know from the professional background from which he has come, but i feel like his amendment would take this bill in the complete opposite direction of where we need to take this policy for emerging growth companies. he used the example of spirit
the gentleman from texas texas. mr. hensarling: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the jell is recognized for five minutes. mr. hensarling: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman, again, the people of america care about jobs, they care about economic growth. although we've had some recent improvement in our monthly unemployment figure, when we add in those who are working part time who would prefer to be working full time and add in those who have frankly just given up and...
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a texas state law requiring a photo i.d. to cast a ballot is on hold until a federal court decides whether it can be enforced. the measure deprives hispanic voters who tend to lack this kind of identification. pete williams just sat down with attorney general eric holder. what did the attorney general told do you in this new interview? >> he calls this a solution in search of a problem. he says requiring a photo i.d. does set up a problem to a constitutional fundamental right. >> we want to make sure that our elections are free from fraud, but there's no proof that our elections are marred by in-person voter fraud. >> we have to show driver's licenses to do lots of things in our live, to get on a plane, even to buy sudafed. voting is a fundamental constitutional right. you shouldn't have to show additional i.d. many people that don't have them would have to pay money or go to great lengths or travel great dances in order to get one. in texas you have to be fingerprinted to get the photo i.d. as the alternative for the driver
a texas state law requiring a photo i.d. to cast a ballot is on hold until a federal court decides whether it can be enforced. the measure deprives hispanic voters who tend to lack this kind of identification. pete williams just sat down with attorney general eric holder. what did the attorney general told do you in this new interview? >> he calls this a solution in search of a problem. he says requiring a photo i.d. does set up a problem to a constitutional fundamental right. >> we...
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, all the way from the texas wine just west of shreveport. everybody gets together to come and to gather. so it takes a while for the forces to come. they are be supplied, they are ready. nobody believes that the yankees can move that quickly, and they did. and so every time the texans try to come across a predetermined point the yankees already added them. it's just like a big race, one site coming of the red river, which is the union. the texans coming up what is today the equivalent of highway 59, u.s. highway 59 in texas. and they will cross over into louisiana. louisiana troops have come from central louisiana, northeast louisiana, back to northwest. and the texas infantry under walker have been in the south part of the red river valley, and they come up. although no one realizes at the time, everybody is shadowing the union and the union has no clue. in fact, the confederates really probably don't have a clue. taylor knows that if he can fight the closest come as close as possible to shreveport and to still protect it, he will do his jo
, all the way from the texas wine just west of shreveport. everybody gets together to come and to gather. so it takes a while for the forces to come. they are be supplied, they are ready. nobody believes that the yankees can move that quickly, and they did. and so every time the texans try to come across a predetermined point the yankees already added them. it's just like a big race, one site coming of the red river, which is the union. the texans coming up what is today the equivalent of...
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because their crime story began in texas, east texas and involved louisiana, they're very sort of connected to the 1930s story of shreveport as well. probably most people associate bonnie and clyde with the very intense two-year period from 1932 to 1934 when they were involved in a string of armed robberies and murders throughout this part of the united states. we think bonnie and clyde actually met initially in 1930 when bonnie parker was working as a waitress in dallas, texas, and soon after that, clyde barrow went to state prison, and so we know they resumed their relationship in 1932 in texas, and their first crime actually took place in hillsborough, texas, not far from shreveport. the shreveport times was regularly reporting their exploits, you know, in the newspaper, and people in this area kept up with it, just like they did the big gangsters of that era of american history. there was also, of course, this was the age of john dillinger, the age of pretty boy floyd. as a matter of fact, a lot of people don't realize all three of those, bonnie and clyde, john dillinger, pretty boy flo
because their crime story began in texas, east texas and involved louisiana, they're very sort of connected to the 1930s story of shreveport as well. probably most people associate bonnie and clyde with the very intense two-year period from 1932 to 1934 when they were involved in a string of armed robberies and murders throughout this part of the united states. we think bonnie and clyde actually met initially in 1930 when bonnie parker was working as a waitress in dallas, texas, and soon after...
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the gentleman from texas reserves. mr. smith: madam speaker, we have no other speakers on this side and i'll yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in strong support of the bill. i ask unanimous consent for leave to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. berman: and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's -- the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: this bill arises from a tension between a 1963 statute providing foreign art collectors immunity from seizure and the foreign sovereign immunities act. it specifically stems from a 2007 court decision that broadened the exception under the fsia and allowed pursuits on artwork under the 1963 law. the los angeles county museum of art and other museums have made clear to me the chilling effect of that decision on artistic exchanges. this bill resolves th
the gentleman from texas reserves. mr. smith: madam speaker, we have no other speakers on this side and i'll yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in strong support of the bill. i ask unanimous consent for leave to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. berman: and i yield myself such time as i may consume....
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all weekend, pretty much from oklahoma to texas. if you're watching us on wcsa 6 in portland, maine, augusta, see flags and other artifacts carried by soldiers during the civil war at to the highest standard at the marine state museum. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> according to the experts while the reigning top film is poised to triumph again doesn't mean an interesting weekend at the box office. dr. seuss's movie. the number once again this weekend with $40 million. >>> john carter" transported to a mars-like planet reportedly cost a quarter of a billion dollars to make and should come in second perhaps taking in as much as 30 million. the rated r horror debut "silent house" stars elizabeth olson and features a cinematic rarity. it's a story presented in real-time, appearing to be a single uninterrupted shot. that's got to be tough. fright fans could drive its cake into the low teen millions. >>> and, finally, there is the eddie murphy com
all weekend, pretty much from oklahoma to texas. if you're watching us on wcsa 6 in portland, maine, augusta, see flags and other artifacts carried by soldiers during the civil war at to the highest standard at the marine state museum. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> according to the experts while the reigning top film is poised to triumph again doesn't mean an interesting...
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what does this ruling mean to voters in texas? no i.d. needed? >> actually, the primary got changed to -- it's now scheduled for may 29th because of redistricting fights. that date is scheduled. we don't know if it's going to change again. but whether it's in may or june or july, it's highly unlikely that this voter i.d. conflict will be resolved because now it goes to a three-judge panel in washington, d.c., and this case will start from scratch before those three judges which means that it probably will take months for the parties to develop the evidence and their case. >> texas governor pearly called the department of justice ruling a, quote, pervasive federal overreach. certainly the state must have been prepared for a court battle on this all along. >> yes. when the department of justice did not pre clear a voting i.d. bill in south carolina, that influenced the state attorney general to file suit in washington to get the ball rolling. yes, they anticipated this. >> gary scharrer is with the "houston chronicle," you can read his reporting at
what does this ruling mean to voters in texas? no i.d. needed? >> actually, the primary got changed to -- it's now scheduled for may 29th because of redistricting fights. that date is scheduled. we don't know if it's going to change again. but whether it's in may or june or july, it's highly unlikely that this voter i.d. conflict will be resolved because now it goes to a three-judge panel in washington, d.c., and this case will start from scratch before those three judges which means that...
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eric holder said texas hasn't shown justification. i have 50 convictions for voters fraud and some voting for dead people and twice in an election. >> mike: that's highway i got elected. [laughter] >> guest: voters fraud is real and united states supreme court ruled that voters id laws are constitutional and texas believes it has the same right other states have to require a voters id. >> mike: i tried to ask democrats and i am sincere. i don't want to keep anybody who is legal to vote from voting. i don't want to do anything to supriss the vote and i don't think you do either. are there specific thing that is the justice department pointed out that would create voters suppression. >> guest: it was a concern that was addressed by the supreme court that it may suppress votes in the minority. the supreme court said it is not discrimnatory and look at the state minor voters turn out increased and not decreased. >> mike: really. we don't ever hear that? >> guest: of course you will not hear it. we make it simple. we don't even require for
eric holder said texas hasn't shown justification. i have 50 convictions for voters fraud and some voting for dead people and twice in an election. >> mike: that's highway i got elected. [laughter] >> guest: voters fraud is real and united states supreme court ruled that voters id laws are constitutional and texas believes it has the same right other states have to require a voters id. >> mike: i tried to ask democrats and i am sincere. i don't want to keep anybody who is...
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several parts of texas are under a tornado watch. maria molina coming up in just a minute. >> three children and a rabbi. the killer opened fire and set off on a motorcycle overnight. the gunman may have filmed the attack. one of the guns used was the same one used in two separate deadly attacks last week that left three paratroopers dead. they fear he might strike again. the terror alert has been raised to the heist level. >> the budget battle begins all over again today. that is when paul ryan unveils his 2013 budget. ryan wants to spend $19 billion less than the limit congress agreed to last year. he also wants to simplify the tax code reducing the current fixed tax bracket to just two. >> payton manning making his pick official. the broncos have their man. brand new report a quarterback working on a deal to head to denver. he picked denver over tennessee and san francisco. it is expected that deal will be for five years and worth $95 million. reports say the broncos will now look to trade tim tebow who led them to the second roun
several parts of texas are under a tornado watch. maria molina coming up in just a minute. >> three children and a rabbi. the killer opened fire and set off on a motorcycle overnight. the gunman may have filmed the attack. one of the guns used was the same one used in two separate deadly attacks last week that left three paratroopers dead. they fear he might strike again. the terror alert has been raised to the heist level. >> the budget battle begins all over again today. that is...
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i'm far more interested in why texas goes than exact month texas goes. you know this. south carolina is the first out no december of 1860. then you're going to get mississippi is going to be next. and kind of that heart moving down from south carolina, the deep south where you get georgia, florida, alabama, louisiana, and then in february you're going to get texas. so what you'll have -- let me jump to this map maybe. maybe not. what you'll end up seeing with the deep south -- now it's going. picture the map. south carolina on down to texas, those are going to be the first seven states of the confederacy. remember, because those states when they go, they go in direct response to lincoln's election, okay? they see lincoln and what they argue is that the country is falling apart and the only way to preserve the principles of the founders is to cut away the basically decaying part of the country, all right? cut away that gangrenous limb to save the life of the country. they're going to organize into the confederate states of america and the first capitol is going to be mo
i'm far more interested in why texas goes than exact month texas goes. you know this. south carolina is the first out no december of 1860. then you're going to get mississippi is going to be next. and kind of that heart moving down from south carolina, the deep south where you get georgia, florida, alabama, louisiana, and then in february you're going to get texas. so what you'll have -- let me jump to this map maybe. maybe not. what you'll end up seeing with the deep south -- now it's going....
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over the weekend chilly and rainy conditions in texas. as we go through today and tomorrow, pretty much dry weather for us in the northern half of the country and looking pretty nice. minneapolis on saturday how gorgeous is that near 60. cold shot for new england on saturday and especially saturday morning they will feel it. sunday, we watch the rain moving eventually northward saturday and then it's going to be even further to the north by the time we get into sunday while the east coast warms it up. soggy spot pretty much all weekend, pretty much from oklahoma to texas. if you're watching us on wcsa 6 in portland, maine, augusta, see flags and other artifacts carried by soldiers during the civil war at to the highest standard at the marine state museum. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> according to the experts while the reigning top film is poised to triumph again doesn't mean an interesting weekend at the box office. dr. seuss's movie. the number
over the weekend chilly and rainy conditions in texas. as we go through today and tomorrow, pretty much dry weather for us in the northern half of the country and looking pretty nice. minneapolis on saturday how gorgeous is that near 60. cold shot for new england on saturday and especially saturday morning they will feel it. sunday, we watch the rain moving eventually northward saturday and then it's going to be even further to the north by the time we get into sunday while the east coast warms...